Table 3.

Promax (oblique) rotated factor pattern from analysis of the hormone-related symptom checklist

Item	Vasomotor Factor 1	Urinary Incontinence Factor 2	Cognitive/ Mood Factor 3	Vaginal Symptoms Factor 4	Weight/ Appearance Factor 5
Night sweats	0.95	0.00	0.05	−0.04	−0.07
Hot flashes	0.82	−0.04	−0.11	0.08	0.03
Interrupted sleep	0.38	0.09	0.28	−0.02	0.08
Difficulty with bladder control at other times (ie: coughing, sneezing)	−0.05	0.98	−0.02	−0.01	−0.02
Difficulty with bladder control when laughing or crying	0.04	0.92	−0.05	−0.01	−0.01
Difficulty concentrating	0.02	−0.08	1.07	−0.09	−0.07
Easily Distracted	−0.05	0.00	0.94	0.01	−0.05
Forgetfulness	−0.01	0.02	0.73	0.00	0.07
Irritability or mood swings	0.10	0.01	0.45	0.11	0.14
Tendency to take naps; stay in bed	−0.12	0.10	0.35	0.19	0.10
Vaginal discharge	0.02	−0.01	−0.09	0.79	−0.05
Genital itching/irritation	−0.01	−0.02	−0.02	0.78	−0.02
Unhappiness with the appearance of my body	−0.10	−0.05	0.00	−0.05	0.91
Weight gain	0.07	0.01	−0.12	−0.02	0.76
Breast sensitivity/tenderness †	0.08	0.03	0.14	0.08	0.23

Note: n = 803; Factor loadings used to interpret the meaning of each factor are in bold.

^†Item excluded from factor to optimize internal consistency.